09/04/2021 (Agence Europe) – Between 2010 and the fourth quarter of 2020, rents rose by 14.9% and house prices by 28.6% in the EU, according to figures published on Thursday 8 April by Eurostat, the E’s statistical office. House prices rose in 23 Member States and fell in four, with the largest increases in Estonia (+112.8%), Luxembourg (+99.8%), Hungary (+90.6%), Latvia (+85.6%) and Austria (+81.4%). Decreases were observed in Greece (-28.1%), Italy (-15.2%), Spain (-5.2%) and Cyprus (-3.4%). Similarly, rental prices rose in 25 EU Member States and fell in two, with the largest increases in Estonia (+143.5%), Lithuania (+109.2%) and Ireland (+61.8%). Declines were recorded in Greece (-25.2%) and Cyprus (-4.1%). (PH)